Live as a villain, die as a hero
BANKSYModern art is a disaster area. Never in the field of human history has so much been used by so many to say so little.
More Banksy Quotes
-
-
All graffiti is low-level dissent, but stencils have an extra history. They’ve been used to start revolutions and to stop wars
BANKSY -
The grumpier you are, the more assholes you meet.
BANKSY -
Should # graffiti be judged on the same level as modern art? Of course not: It’s way more important than that
BANKSY -
One Original Thought is worth 1000 Meaningless Quotes.
BANKSY -
If you have a statue in the city centre you could go past it every day on your way to school and never even notice it, right. But as soon as someone puts a traffic cone on its head, you’ve made your own sculpture.
BANKSY -
Gaza is often described as ‘the world’s largest open air prison’ because no-one is allowed to enter or leave. But that seems a bit unfair to prisons – they don’t have their electricity and drinking water cut off randomly almost every day.
BANKSY -
Stencils are good for two reasons; one – they’re quick; two – they annoy idiots.
BANKSY -
All artists are willing to suffer for their work. But why are so few prepared to learn to draw?
BANKSY -
Nobody knows what you feel inside unless you tell them.
BANKSY -
If you have a statue in the city centre you could go past it every day on your way to school and never even notice it, right. But as soon as someone puts a traffic cone on its head, you’ve made your own sculpture.
BANKSY -
There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge.
BANKSY -
Sometimes I feel so sick at the state of the world I can’t even finish my second apple pie.
BANKSY -
I love the way capitalism finds a place – even for its enemies.
BANKSY -
I don’t know if street art ever really works indoors. If you domesticate an animal, it goes from being wild and free to sterile, fat and sleepy. So maybe the art should stay outside.
BANKSY -
I don’t think you should have to pay to look at graffiti. You should only pay if you want to get rid of it.
BANKSY